Here I Feel Poem by Aldo Kraas

Here I feel I am challenged, challenging others,
Filled with the grace of God.
Here is a house of prayer for all people indeed.
Here I feel accepted unconditionally,
I am God’s vessel
When I serve communion;
Opening my arms and letting all my stories flow out.
Here I feel like turning myself inside out to share the light blazing within.
World –
Here I feel that I can move slowly and carefully
Without rushing.
Here I feel I am confident.
Here I feel like coming to pieces.
Here I feel we are all on the same path to enlightenment,
like a little girl just starting the journey of life,
Sometimes like an envelope
with a secret inside
- So glad to be opened.
Here I feel full.
Here I feel complete in the wholeness of who I am.
Here I feel like a dove flying above the sanctuary.
Here I feel blue:
A wide open sky
Stars hidden by daylight
My possibility waiting in the dark
For an opportunity to shine.
Here I feel fizzling pink and fluid.
I feel God’s presence and God’s love,
I feel I am able
To be a part
Of God’s life.